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obama, 68-54. probably won't be that big again, but they're still betting on it being double digits. it's significant. >> i would just -- i think it's so important what you said and i'll let you go. this is not about -- in 2008 obama didn't get more of a percentage, more young people didn't vote. it was 18, it was more unified behind him one of the big misnomers. >> twice as much. >> but if they're counting on the youth vote this time they're in big trouble because in every poll we see in the nbc/"wall street journal" poll the enthusiasm below all the other groups. almost that. >> apathy is the enemy of the obama camp. but they only need specific states. >> luke and dom, thank you, guys. i like how you coordinate. well con. >> italian irish tie day. >> joining me to talk about the youth vote is call pen, actor, producer and obama campaign co-chair. cal, you're a triple threat, nice title there. you just heard the guys here on the set saying, apathy is your enemy, that enthusiasm among young people
obama, 68-54. probably won't be that big again, but they're still betting on it being double digits. it's significant. >> i would just -- i think it's so important what you said and i'll let you go. this is not about -- in 2008 obama didn't get more of a percentage, more young people didn't vote. it was 18, it was more unified behind him one of the big misnomers. >> twice as much. >> but if they're counting on the youth vote this time they're in big trouble because in every...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> welcome back. here is something for the candidates to keep in mind as they head to florida for their final face to face before election day. this headline in the mime herald, foreign policy is a local issue in south florida. meanwhile president obama and governor romney have both picked up big endorsements from florida's largest newspapers. president obama the tampa bay times and governor romney the "orlando sentinel." romney also picked up the tampa trib. ohio papers handed out sbe endorsements. "cleveland plain dealer" backing prsident obama and columbus dispatch backing romney. ballots are being cast before election day in seven of nine battleground states. virginia and new hampshire don't have early in person voting. so just moments ago president obama left camp david and they are hitting back on accusations he's failed to lay out an agenda for a second term. >> he has laid out a second term agenda. it was a big part of the convention speech. it was a reason we got such a bump out of the conven
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> welcome back. here is something for the candidates to keep in mind as they head to florida for their final face to face before election day. this headline in the mime herald, foreign policy is a local issue in south florida. meanwhile president obama and governor romney have both picked up big endorsements from florida's largest newspapers. president obama the tampa bay times and governor romney the "orlando...
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obama was wrong. indeed, if you look back at romney's 2008 op-ed, he argued against the bailout but he argued for a managed bankruptcy with federal guarantees for post-bankruptcy financing so a federal loan guarantee for the post-financing bankruptcy is government help. >> they tangled over test scores. governor romney said this before. first and fourth graders were first in math and english when he was governor. >> republicans and democrats came together on a bipartisan basis to put in education principles that focused on great teachers in the classroom. >> ten years earlier. >> that was what allowed us to become the number one state in the nation. >> but that was ten years before you took office. >> absolutely. >> and then you cut education coming in to office. >> was it before he took office and did he cut education spending? >> yes. actually, the law that's largely credited with those great test scores for fourth and eighth graders is 1993 education law that emphasized test scores and increased fu
obama was wrong. indeed, if you look back at romney's 2008 op-ed, he argued against the bailout but he argued for a managed bankruptcy with federal guarantees for post-bankruptcy financing so a federal loan guarantee for the post-financing bankruptcy is government help. >> they tangled over test scores. governor romney said this before. first and fourth graders were first in math and english when he was governor. >> republicans and democrats came together on a bipartisan basis to...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> we have got any math teachers out there? you can go ahead and look in this plan. and you'll see that the numbers work. i won't be running the okey-doek on you. >> that's president obama earlier and do we have this right now? we've got the live pictures coming in to us of vice president biden in ohio. that was president obama appearing in delray beach, florida, earlier this morning, starting now on the six-state post-debate swing. vice president biden, though, will be in ohio over the next three days. certainly we know ohio one of the most critical battleground states. more now on whether last night's debate changed the direction of the presidential race. joining me now, ron reagan, the son of the former president and a former radio talk show host and contributor and megan mccain, daughter of john mccain and a contributor of msnbc. i want to start with the grades of the candidates. last week, megan, you gave president obama a b and mitt romney a b-minus. did
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romney and obama. romney has had adequate opportunity throughout this campaign to come out and say, i will not put up with this. nobody who speaks for me shall talk like this anymore. you're all finished. i don't want trump on my side. instead, he kissed his ring. remember that genuflection out in vegas? sununu is designated as his co-chair. he is out there officially. we just saw when he did his correction last night at midnight, it came out of the romney headquarters. this is orchestrated. >> exactly. >> i keep waiting, it's way too late -- >> you're not going to see it. >> it will never happen. >> sister souljah moment or anything like that -- >> it will never happen. >> push back like the great john mccain on this point, when he pushed back and said, no, that's not true. >> i have been waiting this whole campaign, we've talked about this earlier, for mitt romney to show one inch of spine -- >> how about shame? >> shame or spine, whatever. there's not a single courageous statement or move he's made
romney and obama. romney has had adequate opportunity throughout this campaign to come out and say, i will not put up with this. nobody who speaks for me shall talk like this anymore. you're all finished. i don't want trump on my side. instead, he kissed his ring. remember that genuflection out in vegas? sununu is designated as his co-chair. he is out there officially. we just saw when he did his correction last night at midnight, it came out of the romney headquarters. this is orchestrated....
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in north carolina, president obama and miz are tie at 48%. tonight ed silver as the 48-year-old storm. so, crystal ball, the romney thing doesn't apply to the sing states where he needs it to apply. well,ing it doesn't apply in the national polls either. out of those polls the one that has to be the most distrucking one of those having abin vebl path. i don't see how that is going to happen. the debates are done. they don't seem to have anything in the bag. >> let's take a look at the new obama add. >> it is said that character is what we do when we think nobody is looking. mitt romney thought no one is looking when he attacked 47% of americans. it will make cuts to education. so remember what he said and what his plan will do. >> it is a strong add and the point is we, the voters have to keep track of what he says. because he won't. he is always changes his position. i think she is so yesterday i don't think they realize that the entire voting structure is changes. that goes to the question you posed. is there momentum? >> in ohio obama has
in north carolina, president obama and miz are tie at 48%. tonight ed silver as the 48-year-old storm. so, crystal ball, the romney thing doesn't apply to the sing states where he needs it to apply. well,ing it doesn't apply in the national polls either. out of those polls the one that has to be the most distrucking one of those having abin vebl path. i don't see how that is going to happen. the debates are done. they don't seem to have anything in the bag. >> let's take a look at the new...
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president obama is going after young voters today. campaign co-chair and actor call pen will join me. douglas brinkley here to discuss his interview with the president in "rolling stone" magazine. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. t i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! but, dad, you've got... [ voice of dennis ] allstate. with accident forgiveness, they guarantee your rates won't go up just because of an accident. smart kid. [ voice of dennis ] indeed. are you in good hands? hey. hey eddie. i brought your stuff. you don't have to do this. yes i do. i want you to keep this. it'd be weird. take care. you too. so how did it go? he's upset. [ male announcer ] spend less time at gas stations with best in class fuel economy. it's our most innovative altima ever. now get a $199 per month lease on a 2013 nissan altima. ♪
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if there is anyone doing that to us it is barack obama. he is running on trust me, trust what i say. the other guy is a bull, a wire. >> so it turns out that he has finally found a word too ugly for him to say on his show there. that is a first for him especially. the prudish curtain comes down. we are shocked by this. >> i have been on the phone all day long. they told me what he actually said. he was creating a new word he said bull shifter. it didn't get past the copy editors at rolling stone. one of the examples of this which shocked the president in the first debate was mitt romney claiming that he did not have a $5 trillion tax cut plan. >> i'm not looking for that. there is no economist that says i will not add to the deficit with my tax plan. and now five weeks before the election he is saying that his idea is never mind. >> believes that any six year old heard run away from the tax cut plan. >> yes, i think so. and to the extend that we saw emotion on the stage. it can be um summarized. this guy? i was hoping that would happen. th
if there is anyone doing that to us it is barack obama. he is running on trust me, trust what i say. the other guy is a bull, a wire. >> so it turns out that he has finally found a word too ugly for him to say on his show there. that is a first for him especially. the prudish curtain comes down. we are shocked by this. >> i have been on the phone all day long. they told me what he actually said. he was creating a new word he said bull shifter. it didn't get past the copy editors at...
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embrace obama. >> i'm supporting president obama and linda mcmahon. >> i'll vote for barack obama and linda mcmahon this year. >> linda mcmahon does not support the health care law. she believes the president were responsible for the slow economic recovery. so why embrace president obama? smart strategy? desperate move? it's our "news nation" gut check. we'll play you more of that ad and check out the "news nation" tumblr page. you'll find behind the scenes pics. some of my team members there giving you their best smiles. all energy development comes with some risk, but proven technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint and respecting wildlife. america's natural gas... domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today. try the #1 gastroenterologist recommended
embrace obama. >> i'm supporting president obama and linda mcmahon. >> i'll vote for barack obama and linda mcmahon this year. >> linda mcmahon does not support the health care law. she believes the president were responsible for the slow economic recovery. so why embrace president obama? smart strategy? desperate move? it's our "news nation" gut check. we'll play you more of that ad and check out the "news nation" tumblr page. you'll find behind the scenes...
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nate silver's polling model has obama likely to win by 67%. even though romney has had the momentum, didn't have a really good debate last time around, didn't seal the deal there so he needs to make positive, clear gains tonight to be able to even get to a tie. >> great to see both of you. thank you. police say it could take days or weeks to figure out exactly what happened during that mass shooting at a salon near milwaukee. they say radcliff haughton burst into the azana day spa yesterday morning shooting seven people killing three of them. his wife worked there. she had a restraining order against them. no word if she's one of the victims. take care. you too. so how did it go? he's upset. [ male announcer ] spend less time at gas stations with best in class fuel economy. it's our most innovative altima ever. now get a $199 per month lease on a 2013 nissan altima. ♪ [ male announcer ] you start your day... love you, too. ...thinking about what's important to you -- your family... ...the mortgage... the kids' college tuition. [ cellphone ri
nate silver's polling model has obama likely to win by 67%. even though romney has had the momentum, didn't have a really good debate last time around, didn't seal the deal there so he needs to make positive, clear gains tonight to be able to even get to a tie. >> great to see both of you. thank you. police say it could take days or weeks to figure out exactly what happened during that mass shooting at a salon near milwaukee. they say radcliff haughton burst into the azana day spa...
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barack obama. it's an honor. >> with just 11 days until election, president obama made the media rounds this week, in between a nonstop campaign scheduled today alone, the president did at least seven affiliate interviews, a handful of radio interviews and a live interview for the under-30 crowd on mtv. what are you most worried about? malia getting her driver's licenses, malia malia going out on a date or malia being on facebook? >> i would worry about facebook. >> mitt romney on the other hand is playing hard to get. >> although it was last april when we began requesting that former governor romney answer your questions, his team has told us he's been, quote, unable to fit it in, unquote. >> we should also know once again, we've asked for the chance to spend similar time with the romney campaign. >> of course we extended the same offer to governor romney and we hoped to be able to bring you that interview sometime soon. >> joining me now for an exclusive interview, mtv's sway callaway. sway, cong
barack obama. it's an honor. >> with just 11 days until election, president obama made the media rounds this week, in between a nonstop campaign scheduled today alone, the president did at least seven affiliate interviews, a handful of radio interviews and a live interview for the under-30 crowd on mtv. what are you most worried about? malia getting her driver's licenses, malia malia going out on a date or malia being on facebook? >> i would worry about facebook. >> mitt...
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this is from an article of obama saying he doesn't give a whit about national polling in which obama's numbers are dragged down by horrific per forms in the deep south and talking about battleground states and what belcher talked about with me is, obviously, you know, the south is obama's worst region and abc poll has him up and down 16 in the south and what we're talking about is that obama's really bad, horrific polling in the south is those large margins are not equivalent to the ability of the south to control or impact the electoral college. so, what do you think about that? >> well, it's entirely possible that on election day we wake up and see the numbers and the south cost obama the popular vote but the data i have says that the south isn't the big driver. look at the number you gave me. it says that romney up 16 points in the south. last time according to the exit polls it was 9-point race in the south and that means that romney gained 7 points in the south compared to mccain and happens to be the same amount that the national polls moved, 7 points. same amount as in some less
this is from an article of obama saying he doesn't give a whit about national polling in which obama's numbers are dragged down by horrific per forms in the deep south and talking about battleground states and what belcher talked about with me is, obviously, you know, the south is obama's worst region and abc poll has him up and down 16 in the south and what we're talking about is that obama's really bad, horrific polling in the south is those large margins are not equivalent to the ability of...
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a cnn orc international poll called the debate closer, with 48% saying obama won while 40% picked obama. for more we go to nbc's steve handlesman who's in florida for us. steve, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. thanks. good morning from boca raton, florida. the debate here last night was clearly the most combative so far. though surprising to some, not on the issue of libya. mitt romney was able to make his larger point, his claim that america is weaker now overseas than it was four years ago. mitt romney and barack obama came to their third and final debate tied in national polls, but their tv audience seemed sure to be smaller. baseball's national league playoffs and monday night football got millions of viewers who missed the faceoff on muslim extremists. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al qaeda. we can't kill our way out of this. >> governor romney, i'm glad you recognize al qaeda is a threat. because a few months ago when you were asked what is the biggest geopolitical threat, you said russia. what we need to do with respect
a cnn orc international poll called the debate closer, with 48% saying obama won while 40% picked obama. for more we go to nbc's steve handlesman who's in florida for us. steve, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. thanks. good morning from boca raton, florida. the debate here last night was clearly the most combative so far. though surprising to some, not on the issue of libya. mitt romney was able to make his larger point, his claim that america is weaker now overseas than it was four...
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. >> why do you think barack obama should win? >> because he takes good care of us. >> and what do you think about mitt romney? >> mitt romney, well, i don't know. >> about a year ago by then 3-year-old and i sat down to have dinner. we chatted about baby animals, the fresh beat band, the usual. when conversation petered down, ella said, mama, let's talk about something else. okay, babe, what would you like to talk about? she quickly replied mitt romney and so it began. started with basic questions about who the president is, what do they do? why can't mitt romney and barack obama both be president? she still sees this as a reasonable possibility. why can't they both be president? >> yeah, they could be half president. >> see, i haven't turned her into a hardened partisan just yet. >> there's time. >> then i had to explain to ella how voting works. she was outraged, outraged when i told her kids aren't allowed to vote. she was ready to take to the streets, but it was bedtime so that had to wait. i have had to justify my own voting
. >> why do you think barack obama should win? >> because he takes good care of us. >> and what do you think about mitt romney? >> mitt romney, well, i don't know. >> about a year ago by then 3-year-old and i sat down to have dinner. we chatted about baby animals, the fresh beat band, the usual. when conversation petered down, ella said, mama, let's talk about something else. okay, babe, what would you like to talk about? she quickly replied mitt romney and so it...
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obama for america. ohio. the obama campaign has been working in ohio all along, organizing these campaigns, working these interregnum elections in ohio. rather than risk losing another referendum by 20-some-odd points ohio republicans caved. when they saw the truck roll up with those petitions, they just caved. they decided to repeal their own law, themselves. they repealed their own law that would have cut early voting in half. they did try to cut early voting by other means later on, but not in half. and not the way that law would have had them cut it had they not caved. they caved on that. they had to. ohio republicans charged into power after 2010 with their big ambitious agenda and just got whopped or chomped i should say. listen to governor kasich describe the experience here. this is from january right after the union rights vote. >> and the one thing you have to do is if you're going to bring about massive change that's going to cause great unrest, i mean, i've learned this, you've got to prepare ahea
obama for america. ohio. the obama campaign has been working in ohio all along, organizing these campaigns, working these interregnum elections in ohio. rather than risk losing another referendum by 20-some-odd points ohio republicans caved. when they saw the truck roll up with those petitions, they just caved. they decided to repeal their own law, themselves. they repealed their own law that would have cut early voting in half. they did try to cut early voting by other means later on, but not...
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with all the energy i can muster. >> we'll repeal obama care. >> we'll repeal obama care. >> we're going to repeal obama care. >> we do provide care for people who don't have insurance. if someone has a heart attack, they don't sit in their apartment and die. we pick them up in an ambulance and take them to the hospital and give them care. >> and in the big finish tonight, as you can see, the stakes are so high in this election people's lives literally depend on the outcome. mitt romney has said many times if he's elected, he will repeal obama care on day one. if romney gets his way, it's back to business as usual for health insurance companies in this country. they'll be back to imposing lifetime limits on coverage. if you're under 26, you can say good-bye to your parent's health care plan. you can say good-bye to free checkups. and most importantly, if you have a preexisting condition, you can be denied health coverage in america under the old system. our guest is the lead guitarist for pearl jam. mike mccready knows all about being denied coverage for having a preexisting condition. h
with all the energy i can muster. >> we'll repeal obama care. >> we'll repeal obama care. >> we're going to repeal obama care. >> we do provide care for people who don't have insurance. if someone has a heart attack, they don't sit in their apartment and die. we pick them up in an ambulance and take them to the hospital and give them care. >> and in the big finish tonight, as you can see, the stakes are so high in this election people's lives literally depend on...
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at 2 to 5, obama is not an american. 8-1, trump will endorse obama. 50-1, trump will invite obama to be a guest on celebrity apprentice. 25010-1, obama is an alien and 500-1 obama wears a wig. with mo. i think they're gonna love this, leapfrog leappad2 with games and apps. i say we flip a coin. you mean with your double-headed coin? you know you could put both those things on layaway and pay a little at a time. awesome!! awesome!! high-five? [ mom ] mmm, you and your trick coin... shop now. get the hottest toys on your list today, like leapfrog leappad2 and hot wheels wall tracks... then put it on layaway so you have more time to pay. walmart. >>> we're keeping our eye on breaking news in atlanta. police tell nbc news a man went into the world changers church in college park, sorry, georgia, college park, georgia and opened fire. police say the gunman shot another man just before 10:00 this morning in the chapel. the victim is in critical condition, but the shooter is at large. we'll keep our eye on this developing situation in georgia. back to politics, and this is the single busies
at 2 to 5, obama is not an american. 8-1, trump will endorse obama. 50-1, trump will invite obama to be a guest on celebrity apprentice. 25010-1, obama is an alien and 500-1 obama wears a wig. with mo. i think they're gonna love this, leapfrog leappad2 with games and apps. i say we flip a coin. you mean with your double-headed coin? you know you could put both those things on layaway and pay a little at a time. awesome!! awesome!! high-five? [ mom ] mmm, you and your trick coin... shop now. get...
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obama's a man of the world. he respects other countries, accepts the fact we are, we americans, part of this planet. maybe the best part. but we share the world, and we better be a smart, just, and competent citizen in it. we need to take the long view of our interests and use our influence when we can but also avoid stuff that makes the future more dangerous. romney, well, clearly he's in debt to the hawks, the neoconservatives who write the stuff we heard last night, this talk of accusing the president of iran of genocide for the things he said about israel. it's purely political stuff. that and what he said about russia being our number one enemy in the world today. all this old cold war stuff. what's beneath it? who knows. what we do know is he feels the need to wear that neocon suit. will he rip it off if elected? why would anyone think that? he spoke about wanting a peaceful planet. talk about learning a dance for the occasion. john heilemann and ron reagan join us. mitt has a tendency to assume whatever p
obama's a man of the world. he respects other countries, accepts the fact we are, we americans, part of this planet. maybe the best part. but we share the world, and we better be a smart, just, and competent citizen in it. we need to take the long view of our interests and use our influence when we can but also avoid stuff that makes the future more dangerous. romney, well, clearly he's in debt to the hawks, the neoconservatives who write the stuff we heard last night, this talk of accusing the...
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and the obama rule and the obama administration's ruling and mandates on this issue run counter to those religious protections that are constitutional principles. >> true or untrue on abortion. governor romney has said he would sign a bill that banned abortion, should that come to his desk. >> and i think what he is saying is laying out very clearly what his record is on and the exceptions that he supports. there's diversity on those in the republican party. but he has also clearly said he is pro-life. he has never run away from his record as a pro-life candidate or governor before that. but he is setting clear what he believe the exceptions are that he stands for. >> but he would sign a bill if it came to that to ban abortion. >> he is pro-life. he has talked about that. he also believes in certain exceptions. in that ad you just played, it identifies those exceptions he believes in. >> let me talk more generally about how he relates to women because this has become such an issue on the campaign trail. when you talked about flexibility in schedules, he talked about the binders full of w
and the obama rule and the obama administration's ruling and mandates on this issue run counter to those religious protections that are constitutional principles. >> true or untrue on abortion. governor romney has said he would sign a bill that banned abortion, should that come to his desk. >> and i think what he is saying is laying out very clearly what his record is on and the exceptions that he supports. there's diversity on those in the republican party. but he has also clearly...
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that's what obama wanted to do. tonight the romney campaign made it harder for them to make that argument because he kept saying whatever you want. whatever you want mr. president. >> this is his peaceful talk tonight. let's watch. >> our purpose is to make sure the world is peaceful. the mantle for promoting the principles of peace is falling to america. we didn't ask for it but it's an honor that we have it. for us to promote those principles of peace requires up to be strong. that begins with a strong economy here at home and the economy is not stronger. when the president of iraq -- of iran says that our debt makes us not a great country that's a frightening thing. we have weakened our economy. we need a strong economy. we need to have a strong military. our military is second to none in the world. we're blessed with terrific soldiers but the idea of a trillion dollars in cuts would change that. >> extraordinary intelligence. giving that one away. >> he figured those were cards that were not worth as much to him
that's what obama wanted to do. tonight the romney campaign made it harder for them to make that argument because he kept saying whatever you want. whatever you want mr. president. >> this is his peaceful talk tonight. let's watch. >> our purpose is to make sure the world is peaceful. the mantle for promoting the principles of peace is falling to america. we didn't ask for it but it's an honor that we have it. for us to promote those principles of peace requires up to be strong....
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>> obama. >> obama. >> obama? >> i'm going to go obama. >> romney. >> romney? >> romney, too. >> leave it in the middle. >> iowa? >> obama. >> obama, too? >> obama, but boy, that's moved. >> you're all there. >> all right. i'm not giving my opinion here. we'll go -- since adam is here, ohio first. >> i'm going to go obama. >> obama, too. >> obama. >> obama. >> well then if that's what you think, it's over. moved it this way, it wouldn't matter. you say the plern firewall is going to hold. >> yeah, yeah. >> i'm not sure the iowa holds. i won't make you comment on florida but if you had to push florida today, where? >> push it to romney. >> romney. >> i think romney. >> look at that. florida wouldn't be enough. we'll see. i get to play with the slider more before the election. that's it for this edition of "the daily rundown." shameless plugs? >> the harris parish and congratulations to him. >> make a difference day, saturday, 20th year by u.s. weekend. the biggest volunteer day in america. you don't have to sign up. make a volunteer -- >> writing an essay for "u
>> obama. >> obama. >> obama? >> i'm going to go obama. >> romney. >> romney? >> romney, too. >> leave it in the middle. >> iowa? >> obama. >> obama, too? >> obama, but boy, that's moved. >> you're all there. >> all right. i'm not giving my opinion here. we'll go -- since adam is here, ohio first. >> i'm going to go obama. >> obama, too. >> obama. >> obama. >> well then if that's...
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obama grinned. you know, kids have good stikts offered obama. they look at the other guy and say, well that's a bull bleeper, i can tell. what do we make of this candid and colorful language from the president? we can assume he's referring to governor romney. what do you think? who was he talking about? >> well, i think it's pretty on obvious he's talking about governor romney. i find the language funny, and i will not criticize anyone for saying such things because i'm known to speak colorfully at times. >> do you think it's funny, but would you think it was funny if governor romney used the same language fairly speaking? >> listen, i'm not sure many people will be shocked by this kind of language. >> the president did call kanye a jack-a so he's capable through association with rahm emanuel to mix it up in colorful language. i'm guilty of it myself. >> he's equal opportunity in his colorful remarks. >> thank you very much. i love that we have to say bull bleeper. we need a late night show so we can say the word. it's a pleasure to see you. tha
obama grinned. you know, kids have good stikts offered obama. they look at the other guy and say, well that's a bull bleeper, i can tell. what do we make of this candid and colorful language from the president? we can assume he's referring to governor romney. what do you think? who was he talking about? >> well, i think it's pretty on obvious he's talking about governor romney. i find the language funny, and i will not criticize anyone for saying such things because i'm known to speak...
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but this puts, to my mind, barack obama's strongest position. he is very good at a moment like this. and so i think americans are, for better or worse, if we understand politics, being reintroduced to their president in a meek, unprecedented way that could very well have a great deal of significance in how they decide to vote in a week. >> how long do you think it will take for donald trump to take a crack at engineering this? >> well, you know, already there's been blog traffic saying absurd things. but, you know, look, here's the bottom line reality. as much as we suggest that the president of the united states looks good in this situation, that it does give him a platform, there is great peril in this and there's great political challenges. if something isn't handled well, people can get very angry and we're looking at the start of a storm. three or four days into a natural disaster when power hasn't been restored, people can get very angry and very upset. so i think we should recognize that barack obama has the advantage of incouple ben see
but this puts, to my mind, barack obama's strongest position. he is very good at a moment like this. and so i think americans are, for better or worse, if we understand politics, being reintroduced to their president in a meek, unprecedented way that could very well have a great deal of significance in how they decide to vote in a week. >> how long do you think it will take for donald trump to take a crack at engineering this? >> well, you know, already there's been blog traffic...
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barack obama won handedly. he won by a lot and he basically won everywhere it's conceivable a democrat might win. he won indiana, which no democrat had won in my lifetime. barack obama surged into office on just a tide of brilliant blue. so how come the map from that election looks so red? from houston, texas, to bismarck, north dakota, over to san point, idaho, all the way back to st. marys, georgia, when the democrats won and won big, the map still looks quite red. why is that? it's because the giant middle of our giant country are filled with giant states that are not all that densely filled with people. no offense to wyoming, and montana, and nebraska, but relatively speaking, you have a lot of land with not many people on that land. and that's a feature, not a bug, right? your emptiness makes you beautiful and great. but we don't vote by acreage in this country, we vote by human. so a big giant stake like montana gets three votes, nebraska, a measly five votes. in electoral politics, one relatively crowded
barack obama won handedly. he won by a lot and he basically won everywhere it's conceivable a democrat might win. he won indiana, which no democrat had won in my lifetime. barack obama surged into office on just a tide of brilliant blue. so how come the map from that election looks so red? from houston, texas, to bismarck, north dakota, over to san point, idaho, all the way back to st. marys, georgia, when the democrats won and won big, the map still looks quite red. why is that? it's because...
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barack obama was against mandates. we've got a mandate because it was the practical outcome of the discussions with pelosi and reid. i think if you look to the way myth govern mitt governed in massachusetts that's about the way he'll govern as president. >> jesse in california said if you can't drink their booze, eat their food and sleep with their women and vote against them in the morning you shouldn't be in this business. do you think -- you're laughing because you've heard it before. do you think governor romney is that ruthless so say i'll go with my robes on at liberty university, sign on to the neocons but in the end i'll be a man of judgment. how does he cut the ties with those people? glue don't cut the ties with them. practical decisions -- >> is he a moderate? >> practical decisions come along and you make the best possible decision. your ideology guides you but doesn't control you. ronald reagan lowered taxes, and two times he raised taxes because he got a good deal with tip o'neill and made a good deal. >>
barack obama was against mandates. we've got a mandate because it was the practical outcome of the discussions with pelosi and reid. i think if you look to the way myth govern mitt governed in massachusetts that's about the way he'll govern as president. >> jesse in california said if you can't drink their booze, eat their food and sleep with their women and vote against them in the morning you shouldn't be in this business. do you think -- you're laughing because you've heard it before....
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obama is going to win. it might be one of the first states to fully reject a gay marriage amendment. >> the paul wellstone death was so devastating when it happened. he remains a testament to conviction politics and to organizing and everything that i think is great about politics and can be great about politics was represented by paul wellstone. >> michael brennan doherty? >> i didn't know about an incident that happened in 1995 where norwegian scientists wanted to study the aurora bore alice. they warned the kremlin they would lawn launch a rocket into speights to do this. still it looked like a u.s. trident missile sent in the direction of muss sill as an emp. boris yeltsin was awakened in the middle of the night and discussed whether to launch hundreds of icms at the united states. i would like to bring this up to bring up a retro issue which is the abolition of nuclear weapons which is something that even ronald reagan imposed -- >> and president obama is in support of abolition of nuclear weapons. >>
obama is going to win. it might be one of the first states to fully reject a gay marriage amendment. >> the paul wellstone death was so devastating when it happened. he remains a testament to conviction politics and to organizing and everything that i think is great about politics and can be great about politics was represented by paul wellstone. >> michael brennan doherty? >> i didn't know about an incident that happened in 1995 where norwegian scientists wanted to study the...
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they voted for barack obama last time. i think this time they will either not vote for vote for barack obama. i think that's where young voters are, they're frustrated and in debt. real power voters. you saw mitt romney talking about education and had is an issue that they care a great deal about and they're undecided. barack obama carried these voters in the sub ushs of pennsylvania, virginia, colorado last time. whoever wins the presidency has got to carry the suburbs in the swing states. >> sure. >> and they are not low-information voters when with the saturday night live and the pundits talk about, they are paying attention and there are some low information voters who may not vote, but these moms, these starbucks moms are tuned in really. they are listening. focused like a laser beam and these candidates haven't told them how things would be different. they voted for barack obama last time. mitt romney just hasn't closed the deal with them. >> one thing with voters under the age of 35 representing the highest percenta
they voted for barack obama last time. i think this time they will either not vote for vote for barack obama. i think that's where young voters are, they're frustrated and in debt. real power voters. you saw mitt romney talking about education and had is an issue that they care a great deal about and they're undecided. barack obama carried these voters in the sub ushs of pennsylvania, virginia, colorado last time. whoever wins the presidency has got to carry the suburbs in the swing states....
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he's opened up a high lead over obama on the economy. if that overrides their concerns about his personality and character, then there's not much obama can do. but they had luck, you know, with romney's personal negatives before that. so there's potential there. >> i wonder if the -- i was thinking about this with the appearances in ohio. looking at the economic numbers in ohio. of course it's been funny at the personality level to see ohio republican governor john kasich try to talk to ohio about how much things have gotten better under his leadership and have the romney campaign think, shhh, we'd really prefer to say things here are going very badly. as the campaign shrinks down to a small number of swing states and they do have that improving economic numbers, problem as it were, on the republican side, in places like florida and especially in places like ohio, does that change the type of argument they need to make about change? about why mitt romney is the guy who should be trusted to do things differently than barack obama? since u
he's opened up a high lead over obama on the economy. if that overrides their concerns about his personality and character, then there's not much obama can do. but they had luck, you know, with romney's personal negatives before that. so there's potential there. >> i wonder if the -- i was thinking about this with the appearances in ohio. looking at the economic numbers in ohio. of course it's been funny at the personality level to see ohio republican governor john kasich try to talk to...
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not barack obama. obama took gm and chrysler into bankruptcy and sold chrysler to italians who are going to build jeeps in china. mitt romney will fight for every american job. >> chrysler thought that ad was so misleading they put out a statement making the point that, in fact, they're adding 1100 jobs in detroit and any jeeps that are made in china are for the people of china. was that a mistake on their part? a lot of newspapers have fact-checked that, john, and said it just isn't so. >> the truth hurts, huh? he did sell chrysler to the italians and they own it. i think this is an important point, because mitt romney did say that his plan would be better for the auto industry. now, i'm someone who is pro-bailout when the bush administration did it. i think he had to bail out. i think that mitt romney believed you had to work to save those jobs. it was a different approach, but i think that that is a critical voting bloc. i also think that the coal vote is a critical vote in ohio. those folks will st
not barack obama. obama took gm and chrysler into bankruptcy and sold chrysler to italians who are going to build jeeps in china. mitt romney will fight for every american job. >> chrysler thought that ad was so misleading they put out a statement making the point that, in fact, they're adding 1100 jobs in detroit and any jeeps that are made in china are for the people of china. was that a mistake on their part? a lot of newspapers have fact-checked that, john, and said it just isn't so....
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romney and obama. romney has had adequate opportunity throughout this campaign to come out and say i will not put up with this, nobody who speaks for me shall talk like this anymore. i don't want trump on my side. remember that jen flexion out in vegas. sununu is designated as his co-chair. we just saw when he did his correction it came out of the romney headquarters. this is orchestrated. >> exactly. >> i keep waiting, it's way too late -- >> you're not going to see it. >> sister souljah moment or anything like that -- >> it will never happen. >> like the great john mccain on this point, when he pushed back and said, no, that's not true. >> i have been waiting this whole campaign, we've talked about this earlier, for mitt romney to show one inch of spine -- >> how about shame? >> shame or spine, whatever. there's not a single courageous statement or move he's made as a politician that i can discern, unlike his dad. he's the opposite of his dad who took gutsy positions, even at political cost, again an
romney and obama. romney has had adequate opportunity throughout this campaign to come out and say i will not put up with this, nobody who speaks for me shall talk like this anymore. i don't want trump on my side. remember that jen flexion out in vegas. sununu is designated as his co-chair. we just saw when he did his correction it came out of the romney headquarters. this is orchestrated. >> exactly. >> i keep waiting, it's way too late -- >> you're not going to see it....
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the obama campaign is by no means conceding florida. they have a huge operation there that really is a turnkey that like ohio never really went away. so the florida organization just turned back on and they're really pushing early vote. one of the things that you're seeing in florida that's different in '08, in 2008 and before, republicans tend to do really well in absentee ballot. democrats do really well in in-person early vote. this year testimonies are pushing hard for absentee and they've closed the gap in absentee ballot requests with republicans to less than 12 percent which actually sounds bhad, but it's actually really good compared to where they were before. it's at about 6% or 7% they're down. >> so there's still a gap, but not the size -- >> not the gap in the '08. and you're seeing a surge in early vote. it's like that all over the state. churches are looking at the fact that the legislature in 2010 cut the early vote period from 14 days to 9. but what they did is they cut out what would have been the souls to the polls sun
the obama campaign is by no means conceding florida. they have a huge operation there that really is a turnkey that like ohio never really went away. so the florida organization just turned back on and they're really pushing early vote. one of the things that you're seeing in florida that's different in '08, in 2008 and before, republicans tend to do really well in absentee ballot. democrats do really well in in-person early vote. this year testimonies are pushing hard for absentee and they've...
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would you rather be right now obama or romney? >> i would rather be president obama. i mean, look. i think all of us, bill mcinturff and the republicans included, all of us thought this would be a close election. i think the numbers from the poll, they'll look good for the president. the right direction, 41%. people believe the economy is improving. there are other numbers, obviously, which favor mitt romney, but i think given where the economy has been, and where this country has been, to close in the last two weeks with a 41% right direction, that's a pretty good place to be. >> bill, same question to you. >> well, i think president obama is at an advantage, because he has to turnout hispanics, which they're good at. but peter hart, our democrat partner, said something really powerful yesterday. he said, which of these candidates could get 52% of the vote? not 48, 49 and 52. and what he said was, and he's right. it's the challenger, mitt romney. and that tells you that potential that still exists for this race to be a little unexpected. and i think in that way, romney is -- >> yo
would you rather be right now obama or romney? >> i would rather be president obama. i mean, look. i think all of us, bill mcinturff and the republicans included, all of us thought this would be a close election. i think the numbers from the poll, they'll look good for the president. the right direction, 41%. people believe the economy is improving. there are other numbers, obviously, which favor mitt romney, but i think given where the economy has been, and where this country has been,...
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of senator mccain and senator obama. we expressed some disappointment with some of the things that the president failed to get done during his first term, but we also saw a bunch of achievements, health care, achievement, getting the economy stabilized, somewhat stabilized, an achievement, and fundamentally looking forward to a second term, we just have more hope to use obama word, in the president's capacity to tackle the really difficult choices facing the country, specifically on the debt, than we do in governor romney whose tax plan has been a big mystery to us. >> ruth and chris, brian williams has been on that nonstop travel with the president and asked president obama about seeking a second term. >> recent poll 4% of voters said they'd like a first term like the second, 62% of voters said they would expect major changes in a second obama term. would you be prepared to enact truly major changes? >> well, brian, you know, if you think about that question, i'm -- i'd like to meet the 4%. we went through the worst cri
of senator mccain and senator obama. we expressed some disappointment with some of the things that the president failed to get done during his first term, but we also saw a bunch of achievements, health care, achievement, getting the economy stabilized, somewhat stabilized, an achievement, and fundamentally looking forward to a second term, we just have more hope to use obama word, in the president's capacity to tackle the really difficult choices facing the country, specifically on the debt,...
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obama didn't start a new war. baby steps. we'll take that on the foreign policy front. >> let me ask erin in the short time we have left, republicans already showing an endorsement. listen to what john mccain had to say. >> i used to be a great admirer of colin powell. we were friends. i think one of the sad aspects of his career is going to united nations security council and telling them things about iraq that were absolutely false. all i can say is that general powell, you disappoint us and you have harmed your legacy even further. >> now, you know, that's interesting to me, erin, that he would call mr. powell's appearance at the u.n. sad in his life when mr. powell was saying what they gave him and senator mccain supported. talk about dick cheney and then, that's what powell was doing, the information that the administration had supported. but is this sour grapes from senator mccain because colin powell also didn't endorse him in 2008 and supported then senator obama? >> well, al, you took the words right out of my mouth.
obama didn't start a new war. baby steps. we'll take that on the foreign policy front. >> let me ask erin in the short time we have left, republicans already showing an endorsement. listen to what john mccain had to say. >> i used to be a great admirer of colin powell. we were friends. i think one of the sad aspects of his career is going to united nations security council and telling them things about iraq that were absolutely false. all i can say is that general powell, you...
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president obama at camp david for debate prep. his challenger camped out in florida, including a break for flag football with the staff and reporters on the beach. >> figure out which of the players is best and take them out early. >>> and live from new york, who is that undecided voter at "snl's" town hall debate? >> we've reached our final question of the night and this is from kerry lapkiss. >> i'm waving. can you see me? can you see me? >> mr. lapkiss, please. >> libya. >> bob schieffer will do better than that tonight. good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in boca raton, florida, lynn university, where the candidates will face off tonight for the very last time before election day. big moments tonight could well matter in a race that is destined for a photo finish, according to our latest polls. joining me for our daily fix, chris cillizza, msnbc contributor and managing editor of post politics.com, and chuck todd, nbc political director, chief white house correspondent and the host of "the daily rundown." welcome, both. first t
president obama at camp david for debate prep. his challenger camped out in florida, including a break for flag football with the staff and reporters on the beach. >> figure out which of the players is best and take them out early. >>> and live from new york, who is that undecided voter at "snl's" town hall debate? >> we've reached our final question of the night and this is from kerry lapkiss. >> i'm waving. can you see me? can you see me? >> mr....
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obama from last month, mika. we should note this polling was conducted after the third and final debate. >> and if there was any doubt about romney's momentum, look at what happened in virginia. a new fox news poll shows romney now leading by two points. last month the same poll had obama up seven. and in the abc/"washington post" daily tracking poll of likely voters, romney has taken a three-point lead, 50%-47%. on monday, the president was leading 49%-48%. and on the economy when asked who voters trust more on that issue, romney now has a sizeable nine-point lead. >> so you look at these national polls, mika, abc news/"washington post" poll showing a four-point lead in the national poll. this week. a four-point swing in the national poll. gallup, of course, has had mitt romney ahead i think way too much over the past week or two. sometimes five, six points. and in the national poll, it really does seem -- if you take all the polls, it really does seem like mitt romney is moving away from barack obama. and yet y
obama from last month, mika. we should note this polling was conducted after the third and final debate. >> and if there was any doubt about romney's momentum, look at what happened in virginia. a new fox news poll shows romney now leading by two points. last month the same poll had obama up seven. and in the abc/"washington post" daily tracking poll of likely voters, romney has taken a three-point lead, 50%-47%. on monday, the president was leading 49%-48%. and on the economy...
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the obama campaign has made 15. two key swing county stops, washoe and carson city, make up over 18% of the state, combined ad spends has walloped those residents $19 each person and if that doesn't open up a lead, it may come down to this message to hispanic students in 2010. >> i don't know that all of you are latino, some of you look a little more asian to me. i don't know that. i've been called the first asian legislator in our nevada state assembly. >> all right, that was sharron angle during the ration of 2010 and for different reason both she, sharron angle, and harry reid underestimated the latino vote. reid won by beating poll estimates walking away with 90%. the president now leads with 74%. analysts saying because of this potentially hidden latino base, if it's close in nevada, chris, it's going democratic. >> it's very important to look at the latino vote, but if you spent any time there, you know that's not all of the minority vote there. >> yeah, if you look at the minority vote in nevada, what's happe
the obama campaign has made 15. two key swing county stops, washoe and carson city, make up over 18% of the state, combined ad spends has walloped those residents $19 each person and if that doesn't open up a lead, it may come down to this message to hispanic students in 2010. >> i don't know that all of you are latino, some of you look a little more asian to me. i don't know that. i've been called the first asian legislator in our nevada state assembly. >> all right, that was...